Information Technology at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the it program at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Pitt Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

Pitt Information Technology Rankings

The it major at Pitt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

IT Student Demographics at Pitt

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the it majors at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Pitt Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical it bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Pitt since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in it at Pitt are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	85
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Pitt Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of it master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a master's in it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a it major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology Project Management	184

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Science
• Computer Science

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer User Support Specialists	22,790	$52,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,760	$77,700
Managers	11,060	$126,290

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.